End-of-term test 1
3 Complete the sentences. (10 marks)
Listening
1  4.35 Listen. Answer the questions. (10 marks)
1 What was unusual about Rosemary’s birthmark?
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2 What did people in the street use to do?
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3 How did Rosemary use to cover her birthmark?
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4 What kind of place was she brought up in?
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5 What does she hope to do with the ‘Facing Life’
campaign?
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Vocabulary
2 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks)
Mum Lucy, I can’t believe you bought those shoes!
(1) H_____________ h_____________ are
really bad for your feet. If you wear them long
enough, they’ll crush the (2) b_____________
in your toes.
Lucy Well, I can’t go to the party in my old
(3) t_____________ . And I love these shoes
so much – they’re (4) g_____________ !
Mum But it’s (5) i_____________ to walk in shoes
like those! There are a lot of holes in the
(6) p_____________ around here. You’ll fall
and break your (7) a_____________ !
Lucy OK. I’ll wear (8) f_____________-
f_____________ to walk to the party and
change when I arrive.
Mum Fine. But won’t you be cold in that dress? I
think you should wear a woollen
(9) c_____________ over it.
Lucy Oh, Mum! Stop worrying!
Mum OK. Have a (10) b_____________ time!
1 The ___________ that my boyfriend bought me
is too small for my finger.
2 We used to live near a ___________ , where
there were cows and chickens. We always had
fresh milk and eggs.
3 The taxi driver drove really fast so the journey
was really scary. In fact, it was ___________ .
4 We had a fantastic view when we lived on the
top floor of a ___________ .
5 I’m going out. Can you ___________ the film?
Grammar
4 Correct the sentences. (20 marks)
1 Some people don’t like wear jewellery.
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2 Who play you tennis with?
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3 Are you believing me?
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4 It snow a lot in Scandinavian countries.
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5 Joe’s upstairs. He phones his cousin.
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6 Next year, we go to the USA.
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7 I didn’t use to having breakfast, but I do now.
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8 She doesn’t go to university next year.
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9 I’m not usually enjoying crime novels.
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10 We didn’t used to have mobile phones.
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5 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or
past continuous. (14 marks)
1 We ____________ a film when the TV broke.
2 I ____________ you coming towards me while I
____________ to you on my mobile.
3 He ____________ the train, so he
____________ late for his interview.
4 While I ____________ up at the sky, I
____________ the first drops of rain on my face.
5 Suddenly, I ____________ a noise outside.
6 When he ____________ us the joke, nobody
____________ . It just wasn’t funny.
7 My parents were living in Scotland when I
____________ born.
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End-of-term test 1
6 Complete the email. Use the present perfect and
just, already or yet. (16 marks)
How’s Australia? It’s half past twelve here and I
(1) _________________ from town. Mum
(2) _________________ some lunch. Leo and I are
playing football later. I (3) _________________ if
I’m in the team _____ , but Mr Gray, our coach,
(4) _________________ told Leo that he’s in. It’s
my birthday soon. I (5) _________________ my
parents for any presents _____ , but I think they
(6) _________________ me something. It’s
annoying, because I (7) _________________ some
trainers in town that I want! (8) __________ you
__________ your birthday _____ ? (Sorry, I can’t
remember when it is!)
Mark
Reading
I grew up in a small village in the 1950s and I hated
it! Even in those days, tourists used to come during
the summer. There was a railway station then, so it
didn’t matter if you didn’t have your own transport.
Every year, the visitors used to come and have tea
in the village’s only café or have picnics in the fields
and woods. I couldn’t understand why they travelled
from those distant, exotic places in order to come to
our sleepy little community.
Our village, which was fascinating to the tourists,
seemed like a prison to me. I dreamed of living in a
city, where I could wear chic clothes and make-up.
There was no place for high heels or sunglasses in
our village. Fashion was totally unimportant.
I eventually fulfilled my dream and left to live in
London. Finally, 35 years later, I returned to the
village and was astonished by how much had
changed. All year round, tourists clog the narrow
streets, and the cars have to drive along the
pavements. I get a headache trying to shout above
the noise of the traffic, and the pollution is really
noticeable. It’s just like being in the city!
Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 20 Grammar _____ / 50 Reading _____ / 10 Writing _____ / 10
TOTAL _____ / 100
7 Read the text. Underline five mistakes in the
summary and correct them. (5 marks)
Mary grew up in the sixties. She lived in a small
village, but she didn’t enjoy life there very much.
Lots of tourists used to visit, even though there
weren’t many cars in those days and the village
didn’t have any public transport. The village had
several cafés, but some visitors preferred to have
picnics. Mary didn’t find life in the village exciting –
she longed live in a city and wear fashionable
things. She left the village 35 years later. She is
surprised that the village has changed so much, and
that there aren’t many visitors any more.
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2 _______________________________________
3 _______________________________________
4 _______________________________________
5 _______________________________________
8 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
(5 marks)
1 What did the tourists used to do in the village?
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2 Which two adjectives suggest that the tourists
came from far away places?
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3 Which adjective suggests that life in the village
was very quiet?
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4 How has the village changed since Mary left?
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5 Why is the final sentence ironic?
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Writing
9 Write about yourself, your home town and your
free-time activities. (10 marks)
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